Definitions for sports
spɔrts, spoʊrtssports

Wiktionary(3.78 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sports(Noun)

   Plural form of sport.

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1. Sports

   Sport refers to a competitive physical activity. Sport is generally recognised as activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity. Sports are usually governed by rules to ensure fair competition and consistent adjudication of the winner. Records of performance are often kept and reported in sport news. Sport is a major source of entertainment with spectator sports drawing large crowds and reaching wider audiences through sports broadcasting.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(3.55 / 36 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sports

   Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.

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1. sports

   Plural form of the word sport.

   The children loved sports and being able and active and having fun together.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 29, 2020  

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1. sports

   Song lyrics by sports -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sports on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sports' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2427

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sports' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2143

Anagrams for sports »

1. strops

How to pronounce sports?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say sports in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sports in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sports in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of sports in a Sentence

1. Colombian Nairo Quintana:

   May the world know that Colombia is peace, sports and love.

2. Michael Tom:

   He seems like a good person, he's a sports fan, you know, San Francisco Giants, Warriors and all that. But I haven't seen anything that would seem like he's a bad person.

3. Bruce Davis:

   Someone who gets involved with sports may be more involved in volunteer activities, more likely to help their kids in their activities, more likely to go back to school or even go back to work, people at the VA have never treated me like I have a disability, even though I do. I’m exactly like you are…I’m not any better, I’m not any worse.

4. The Greek pole vaulter:

   It's unbelievable. What about team sports that have to train together? What about swimming? What about gymnastics that they touch the same objects? There is zero consideration of the risk they are putting us in right now.

5. Carlos Neuhaus:

   Welcome everyone to the greatest show this city has ever seen, lima 2019 has already transformed sports in Peru.

Images & Illustrations of sports

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